2026:CGHC:17077 Digitally signed by AKHILESH NAFR AKHILESH BEOHAR BEOHAR Date:

2026.04.15

17:28:11 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR +0530 ACQA No. 399 of 2018 • State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Incharge Police Station Tikrapara, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

...Appellant versus • Vivek Kumar Ghritlahre, S/o Ramlal Ghritlahre, aged about 22 Years, R/o Mahatma Gandhi Nagar Amlidih, Police Station New Rajendra Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Ram Narayan Sahu, Deputy Government Advocate along with Mr. Rajkumar Sahu, Panel Lawyer.

For Respondent : Mr. C.R. Sahu, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal Judgment on Board

15.04.2026

1. This acquittal appeal has been preferred by the Appellant/State against the judgment dated 07.06.2017 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur, C.G. in Criminal Case No. 1827/2013, whereby the respondent has been acquitted of the offence under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (in short, ‘IPC’).

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 23.06.2013, at about 10:30 a.m., complainant/PW-1- Ramdayal Dahariya lodged a Dehati Nalishi (Ex.P-1), stating that on 22.06.2013 at about 7